How do I use Notecards?

Where do I enter the info thats on them? Do I use the puctuation provided like the 02~<0.2, 0.2, 02>. Ive attached a pic of what Im talking about. I dont know if Im supposed to take the card and add it to the looprez like a script or template dropscript. I dont even know the difference between a script OR a template dropscript. lol Yeah, Im a noob, I admit it.

Notcards are just text documents. They can be used for literally anything you can think of, from writing letters to your friends, to copying chat logs in order to remember conversations, to writing down your mother's chicken soup recipe, to listing values for scripts to read.

It sounds like what you're really asking for is instructions on how to use some scripted system you picked up somewhere. LoopRez, perhaps? I've never used that particular system, but I believe it's for making prim skirts, correct? Have you tried contacting the author for instructions? I just Googled it real quick, and found this tutorial: http://slged.blogspot.com/2007/01/looprez-deluxe-tutorial.html

As for what "template dropscript" might mean, I would assume that's a term invented by the author of Looprez. It's certainly not something I've ever heard in general use. I just Googled the phrase now, and found this, the Xstreet page for LoopRez Deluxe: http://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=181074

It would seem the full name is "Parameter Template DropScript". From the description, I'm assuming it's got that name because it's a script that after being dropped into a prim will bring up a dialog box, which the author has named the Parameter Template.

I don't see anything on either page about editing notecards. Are you sure you're supposed to be doing that? Or were you talking not about LoopRez but about something else?

Hi, yes it is Looprez. I dont know enough to know if the terms used there are terms used everywhere. The notecard has some numbers on it and I dont know if I type them in somewhere (like chat) or what. I have no intention of messing with someone elses work. I just dont know how to use them. I appreciate your help and doing the footwork on this. Sometimes I dont know where to begin to explain what Im talking about. I dont know the proper terms for things. Thank you for your patience.

Yes, Template Dropscript is just the name the maker of the Looprez gave the script that you put in one of your skirt panel prims so that you can make any changes to that one prim propagage to all the others. If I were you, I'd ignore the notecards completely until you are comfortable with using the other features of the Looprez. Actually, I've never used the notecards. I prefer to do those tweaks by hand after I have the basic skirt shape made.

So lets say you have your skirt rezzed and linked and have used the chat commands and have it fitting your avatar, but it's too long. Go into your build menu and tick the "edit linked parts" box. Then click on one panel of your skirt, and make any changes you want in shape, texture, flexibility settings. Once you have your changes made click on the "contents" tab in your build menu. Now drag the Template Dropscript into the contents of that one prim you have selected and a blue box will show up in the right upper corner of your screen. Select the button that corresponds to the changes you just made to your prim, and you will see all the other prims change to match it. From then on if you make more changes to that prim, just touch that prim again and you will see the blue box pop up. If you don't make any changes for awhile, you'll see a message saying the template dropscript has deleted itself...just put in a new copy if you still need it.

Hope that helps. I know there used to be inworld classes on using skirt makers. You might take a look in Search --> Events --> Education.

I quite agree, Betty. I use LoopRez to create the basic framefork for a skirt, lining up and linking prim panels, but prefer to do anything after that by hand. LoopRez and similar programs are great time-savers for getting a skirt started, but they can't do the important detailed work of fitting as well as you can do it yourself, once you know how.

As I pointed out the other day in my detailed response to the OP's earlier question -- at /8/f5/292847/1.html -- LoopRez arranges skirt panels in a nice oval, but that not the shape of the avatar body. In fact, since we can all customize our bodies quite easily, it would be a great surprise if a basic LoopRez skirt fit anyone perfectly without some tweaking. LoopRez's notecard system CAN do a bit of the tweaking, like raising or lowering a hem, but that's the easiest step in skirt adjustment. I can usually change the hem in a skirt manually in a couple of minutes anyway. The notecard system CAN'T do the important job of fitting skirt panels properly to the shape of your waist, the size of your backside, your preference for a flatter tummy, or your style of waisband.

Whether you are a skirt designer or a skirt owner, I don't think you should expect clothes to fit well "off the rack." Fitting really is an art. It takes practice, judgment, and patience, none of which can be built into a script.

The only reason I was interested in the cards is that sometimes after you rez the skirt its hard to single out one prim and I wanted to try making a skirt that had different levels, shorter in front longer in back. After you rez the skirt its hard singling out the few prims you want to change. When I click on one I get all of them and I cant seem to just change the few I want to change without changing all of them.

OK, there are two things that will help enormously. First, be absolutely sure that you click the "Edit Linked Parts" box before you try to work on a panel of the skirt. If you don't then you WILL end up moving the whole skirt. Second (actually WAY first), take some time out to practice your camera skills. In order to do careful alterations, you will need to be able to zoom in (or out) occasionally, and you will frequently find that you have to change your viewing angle in order to get a clear shot at the prim you want to work on. Camera skills are vital. If you want a REALLY good overview of how to use the camera effectively, study Chosen Few's thoughtful responses in the thread at /8/07/292692/1.html earlier this week.

I use the camera FREQUENTLY. I like to get really close to see exactly what Im doing. After I posted this I went back and I didnt have as hard of a time adjusting stuff one at a time. Sometimes the skirt just gets twisted around and I have to delete it and start over again. Its just a learning game. lol

It just takes practice like anything else. I've destroyed plenty of building projects in my time. I do think in the long run you will get more benefit from practicing your building skills than worrying about the notecards though. I noticed that you'd started another thread about building hair... if you get building hair down, editing skirt panels will be a walk in the park.

And just to clarify... you're using the keyboard commands to move your camera about, right? You'll have much more flexibility that way and using the little camera panel on your screen it will take you forever and a day to build anything.

Hmmmm.... That's the reason I referenced Chosen Few's post in my last note. Yes, keyboard commands for camera control are MUCH better than the on-screen panel ..... but camera control with Mouse + (ALT , CTRL , SHIFT) gives you even more flexibility than that.

oops! Didn't go over to the link... darn links not working... sometimes I tend to skim over them.